Thermaltake ToughPower SFX Gold TT Premium Edition SFX

The Thermaltake Toughpower SFX 1000W Gold is a powerfull small factor PSU, compatible with the proprierty SFX-L form factor, despite its “SFX” word in its name. It achieves high performance, it has a 12VHPWR (600W) connector and it passes all corresponding ATX v3.0 transient response tests. The cherry on top is that it isn’t noisy, at normal operating conditions.

The Thermaltake Toughpower SFX 750W Gold achieves high performance and it meets the corresponding ATX v3.0 transient response requirements. As in the 850W unit model though, I spotted problems in its protection features.

Das Thermaltake Toughpower SFX 850W Gold zeichnet sich durch eine hohe Nennleistung und einer hohen Effizienz aus. Dank des kompakten Formfaktors und der Modularität eignet es sich hervorragend für Small Form Factor Systeme. Nicht nur die durchgehend hohe Effizienz, auch der Wirkungsgrad und die Spannungsregelung konnten uns im Testlabor überzeugen.

The Thermaltake Toughpower SFX 850W Gold is a high performance SFX PSU, featuring a 12VHPWR connector, set at 600W. The PSU meets the corresponding ATX v3.0 transient response requirements so it is future proof, justifying, in a degree at least, its 200-dollar price tag. Some problems though exist, in protection features.

We make no secret of it here at eTeknix that we have a lot of love for Thermaltake. Admittedly some of the directions they’ve gone in more recent years with RGB/ARGB lighting has created comment among our fans, but in terms of manufacturers truly trying to bring affordable and innovative products to the market, they are, one of the few left that is really trying to make a difference. When it comes to reviews, however, no matter how much we might love a company, we never allow any rose-tinted spectacles to get in the way of telling you what we really think. With the new Thermaltake ToughPower SFX 450W power supply, however, if you are currently looking to put together a new small form factor PC build, then this definitely seems to be worth checking out!

Ok, so in something of a full disclosure, although we expected the Thermaltake ToughPower SFX 550W to perform well in our testing, we did expect to see the small form factor design provide some limitations. Not for the first time, though, Thermaltake has managed to pleasantly surprise us by designing this PSU to be just as good as anything else in their entire range.